This is a collection of news about border issues, particularly those seen from Arizona and regarding the right to keep and bear arms. Sources often include Mexican media. It's often interesting to see how different the view is from the south.
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The U.S. government investigates the possibility of high-impact attacks on U.S. soil and Mexico by Mexican cartels, after the discovery in Texas of a portable rocket launchers, heavy weapons, grenade launchers with ammunition, handgun, three rifles and three C4 packages with which buildings can be demolished, allegedly linked with criminal groups, according to information from the Department of Homeland Security.On Tuesday September 13, after conducting a patrol on the Rio Grande, at Fronton, Texas, Border Patrol agents found the weapons and the three packs of C4 with its US Army army green packaging within a black bag.Intelligence agencies last year warned the U.S. local, state and federal authorities about possible attacks against agents and the Falcon Dam by drug trafficking groups with explosives, so the discovery of weapons increased concern about the Mexican cartels threat to the United States and Mexico, said Border Patrol information.Photographs of the findings mark 15:41 am on 13 September show at Border Patrol agents placed on the grass found weapons, including anti-armor rocket launcher with rockets, grenade launchers, grenade launchers with ammunition, handgun, a dozen rifles assault, 20 magazines, sticks of dynamite, six assault rifles, M4 carbine, AR15, and three packets of C4 which can knock down buildings."These deadly weapons could have a devastating impact on communities on both sides of the border and to our law enforcement officers," said Rosendo Hinojosa, chief of the Border Patrol in the Rio Grande Valley.FindThis finding is the first of its kind, but this year in Texas have found other artifacts and items related to organized crime, the sheriff of Zapata County reported the discovery of .50 caliber cartridges, camouflage netting and vision equipment night in a parked vehicle by individuals working for drug cartels.Zapata County in Texas have been seized various weapons, equipment and people. On December 16, 2010 the member of a gang working for drug cartels in Mexico was arrested with 30 grenades hidden in their vehicle.Additionally, both Border Patrol agents, sheriffs, and members of other local and federal agencies have in the past year reported receiving threats and attacks by members of drug trafficking within the United States.